Husband arrested for woman's death at Mussoorie homestay
A man has been arrested in Delhi for the murder of his wife, whose body was found at a homestay in Dehradun last month. The arrest followed a police investigation and a non-bailable warrant issued after the victim's family raised suspicions.
Why it matters
The case underscores the importance of thorough forensic and criminal investigations in domestic homicide cases.
A month after a woman on vacation from Delhi was found dead at a homestay in Dehradun on the Mussoorie-Dhanolti road, her husband has been arrested in the national capital, police said on Saturday (July 12, 2026).
The husband, an IT firm employee, was apprehended from the Madhu Vihar area of east Delhi after a non-bailable warrant was obtained from the court of the Judicial Magistrate, Mussoorie.
Dehradun Police said he was on Saturday (July 12) produced before the court, which sent him to judicial custody for 14 days.
P. Radha Gayatri (27), also an IT employee living in Delhi, was found dead on the floor of the couple's room at the homestay on June 15. They were there to celebrate the husband's birthday.
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